NobelBiz

OCTOBER 23, 2020

In episode 10, Christian had a cool chat with Shep Hyken about customer service, support, and experience. As Chief Amazement Officer of his own company for 35 years, Shep's brimming with invaluable advice for service & support call centers! The post VIDEO: What’s the Job of the Contact Center?

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TechSee

JUNE 16, 2022

Eric Esguerra, Vice President, Customer Service & Operations at Miele Canada Ltd. Eric’s favorite motto is “The Customer Experience is Paramount and must be the driving force to any organization.” Paul Husar, Senior Call Center Manager at LG Electronics. Jim Iyoob, Chief Customer Officer at Etech Global Services.

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TechSee

DECEMBER 3, 2019

This lack of efficiency has not escaped the notice of customers. Over a quarter say that getting their questions answered by customer service is becoming harder. Core challenges for contact centers. Although 91% of companies have invested heavily in contact center knowledge bases, very few are seeing real ROI.

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TechSee

APRIL 26, 2021

The Age of Contact Center Transformation . Like many industries these days, contact centers are at a crossroads. On the one hand, every business needs to save money and customer service is generally the first on the chopping block. Vision: A key element for transforming contact centers .

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TechSee

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The discussion around how to reduce customer service costs is not a new one. For decades, service organizations have been proposing innovative ways to cut operational costs in customer service: Let employees bring their own coffee? ??. How to Reduce Customer Service Costs Sustainably. field services.

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TechSee

JUNE 29, 2023

AI is rapidly becoming a critical tool in customer service. AI will streamline, augment and, in many cases, automate the customer experience and improve customer satisfaction. Getting there will require a broader perspective on service. Deploying this AI will require more than simply upgrading a chatbot.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Contact center can play a crucial role in improving services and products by providing insights and feedback that can inform strategic decision making. The theme of using customer experiences to inform product and service improvement has been present for three decades, even though the labels and emphasis may change over time.

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Upstream Works

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Digital transformation is a central technology theme for all businesses in 2022, and it’s especially important for contact centers. Expectations around customer experience (CX) are increasingly being shaped by digital technologies, and customers have generally been adopting them faster than contact centers.

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Think Customers

JANUARY 10, 2024

That’s how “CBS News Sunday Morning” host Jane Pauley opened this week’s segment that covered how AI is impacting customer service in contact centers. Contact center associates featured on the show were empathetic. Her introduction was designed to be relatable to the 5.2 million viewers tuned in to the No.

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Upstream Works

JULY 16, 2021

It’s easy for contact centers to build a business case for adopting cloud technology – reasons ranging from meeting the needs of today’s customers to finding an economical path to modernizing the contact center. Learn more about our omnichannel contact center solutions here.

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CSM Magazine

MAY 24, 2023

Claude is the latest addition to the Contact Center team, and he’s already making waves. As an AI assistant, Claude is designed to streamline the customer service experience, making it faster and more efficient for both customers and agents.

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Playvox

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Is gamification the right choice for your contact center? Employee engagement is one of the most challenging aspects to master in the contact center. Whether in sales, customer service, or collections, ensuring that your employees are motivated and engaged should be a key focus.

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Playvox

AUGUST 15, 2022

Contact centers succeed or fail on agent performance. Today’s top-performing contact center leaders know remote workforce training and agent engagement are the new imperatives for performance optimization. Recent research by Playvox sheds new light on the state of contact center remote work.

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Call Experts

JULY 28, 2022

Contact center support is a vital part of any business. A contact center can help save you time and money while delivering outstanding service to your customers. The right contact center will improve customer satisfaction , which leads to increased sales and profitability.

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Beyond Philosophy

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Why Video is the Untapped Jewel to Greatly Enhance Your Customers’ Experience. Have you ever used the word “doohickey” or “thingymajig” in a call with a contact center? Seeing the whatsit on screen might mean the expert can help the customer faster.

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CSM Magazine

JUNE 12, 2023

In today’s digital age, contact centers play a critical role in customer support, sales, and overall communication between businesses and their clientele. Unfortunately, these centers have also become a target for fraudsters looking to exploit the vulnerabilities inherent in these systems.

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Playvox

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Working with virtual teams of agents in your contact center can sometimes mean you feel disconnected from them — or even worried that you aren’t able to properly manage their performance. Agents who felt their contact centers were handling remote work well told us they appreciated: Clear expectations. Communication.

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TechSee

OCTOBER 9, 2018

This penchant for technology has shaped their consumer behavior and preferences, and brands must tailor their customer service strategies to suit Millennials’ attributes. They demand highly convenient and fast service. According to a report by Pew Research Center , 85% of Millennials say they use social media.

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Talkdesk

MAY 12, 2020

The latest trend in at-home agent training centers around online, specialized tools that offer hands-on practice with a contact center interface, testing employees’ ability to learn and adapt to a technology they’ll be using daily. Encourage them to introduce their role on the team as well as how the agents can contact them.

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Playvox

JANUARY 13, 2022

If your contact center is planning for the future, be sure to make employee experience and getting the right technology in place top priorities. We recently participated in a discussion with two industry experts that focused on megatrends that will impact contact centers in 2022. Technology always needs focus.

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Upstream Works

JUNE 25, 2020

This is the second article in a three-part series about how COVID-19 is impacting contact centers and how they can adapt to this new normal. In the first part of our three-part series, we addressed the important role the contact center plays in business continuity during this global pandemic. What We’ve Learned So Far.

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Brad Cleveland Blog

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

How many people do you need to handle the customer workload on a Monday morning at 10:00 am? How about a Thursday afternoon at 2:00 pm?

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Uniphore

JULY 21, 2021

Why are so many knowledge bases inefficient to use when contact centers invest so much money in them? How can organizations more effectively direct customers to the knowledge they’re looking for? See where your contact center makes its mark or could use a little improvement.

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Playvox

OCTOBER 18, 2022

There’s a storm brewing in customer service centers, and the aftermath could create some big challenges for contact center management. In our 2022 study of customer support agents and managers, 68% of agent respondents said they didn’t want to return to an office. Leanne Y.,

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BlueOcean

OCTOBER 22, 2020

This is much easier to accomplish for in-person training, where you have control over the physical environment and can maintain physical interaction such as eye contact. At minimum, in addition to a video conferencing platform, to do remote training well, you also need a robust eLearning platform. Request a download here.

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Comm100

AUGUST 20, 2019

If you’re in the contact center space, chances are you already have a customer experience strategy. However, while many contact centers are able to pick out various aspects of the customer experience, which could be improved, turning these thoughts into a successful process which guarantees results is often trickier.

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Storyminers

JANUARY 24, 2017

Overall, it’s really just about providing a quality customer experience. We touched base with leading customer experience expert Mike Wittenstein to learn how you can make your contact center adaptive to customers’ evolving omni-channel expectations in 2017. Here’s what we learned. 2: Serve before you sell.

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TechSee

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

As customer service leaders envision the contact center of the future, a key question is whether agents will need to come in to work at all. In fact, the global Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) market is projected to expand to USD 24.11 Now picture the traditional contact center.

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Playvox

JANUARY 5, 2022

While working from anywhere has its advantages, it also means leaders have the extra challenge of managing contact center agents in multiple locations. Agents who are engaged in their work are more focused and operate with a sense of urgency that drives customer satisfaction and loyalty. What is Agent Experience?

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TechSee

MARCH 30, 2021

New thinking is pointing to another area of focus for boosting sales: Customer Service. Contact center agents and field service technicians are probably the best placed salespeople within the organization. But how can Customer Service agents and technicians make the shift to become sellers?

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ViiBE Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Both call centers and contact centers are critical tools for customer service. Setting up a successful call or contact center is important for ensuring customer satisfaction and for building a brand’s value. What are call centers ? What are contact centers ?

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ViiBE Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Both call centers and contact centers are critical tools for customer service. Setting up a successful call or contact center is important for ensuring customer satisfaction and for building a brand’s value. What are call centers ? What are contact centers ?

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TechSee

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Contact centers are perfectly placed to predict imminent customer queries. They’re already armed with a wealth of data about the actions customers have or haven’t taken along their journeys and the issues that are likely to arise in the near future. Improve self-service options. Next Issue Avoidance.

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NobelBiz

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Contact centers are the heartbeats of customer service, enabling seamless communication between businesses and their clientele across the globe. Play Video Table of Contents The Pitfalls of Conventional Voice Services For most clients, the difference between voice services is undetectable until significant issues arise.

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Playvox

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

But given the level of uncertainty experienced in the last 18 months – ever-changing pandemic guidance, more workers voluntarily resigning from jobs, many of us still working remotely – what impact will this have on customer behavior and buying habits as we close out 2021? Related: 7 Customer Service Channels We’ll Use in the Future.

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TechSee

MAY 29, 2018

Visual engagement and support are maturing as a technology, and are swiftly becoming key differentiators in many customer service organizations. The following article is the introduction to our contact center KPIs on visual support series. Video is becoming increasingly entrenched in daily life. The Rise of Visual.

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